Anyone think about what type of law they want to get into after law school. I know many are still running around and waiting or preparing for admissions. The legal field is very large and has many different avenues. I have worked for the past 10 years as a paralegal and have worked on different types of law. Corporate, Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Securities, Blue Sky and Bankruptcy to name a few. Please post your interest or thoughts on types of law that you may be interested in pursuing.

I'd like to know more about international law, having a rich cultural background and being a polyglot person, I wonder if all that might help? What kind of job prospects does that entail, UN, multinationals, NGOs?

I wish someone with hands-on knowledge could elucidate us more!

Also, I'd like to ask the paralegal what she thinks about corporate law, I hear it's less adversarial and more like a 9-5 sort of a thing (job), as opposed to criminal law for instance, is that true?

[Also, I'd like to ask the paralegal what she thinks about corporate law, I hear it's less adversarial and more like a 9-5 sort of a thing (job), as opposed to criminal law for instance, is that true?

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I have been working in corporate law for a large law firm and it is not a 9-5 job. There is a lot of hours and time that you have to put in when working in corporate law. If you work in house for a bank or company the hours may be less but in general 50 plus or more a week is not unusual. Many people that come out of law school are very surprised how long the hours can be.

[Also, I'd like to ask the paralegal what she thinks about corporate law, I hear it's less adversarial and more like a 9-5 sort of a thing (job), as opposed to criminal law for instance, is that true?

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I have been working in corporate law for a large law firm and it is not a 9-5 job. There is a lot of hours and time that you have to put in when working in corporate law. If you work in house for a bank or company the hours may be less but in general 50 plus or more a week is not unusual. Many people that come out of law school are very surprised how long the hours can be.

Hey Jim, thank you for your input. You'd be surprised how much misinformation is out there, which renders an "in the know" answer like yours even more invaluable.